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 01. "Take Me To The Water / Prayer" 02. "The Downward Road" 03. "Didn't It Rain" 04. "Tangle Eye Blues" 05. "Parable" 06. "Death Have Mercy" 07. "City Called Heaven" 08. "They Are Waiting For Me" 09. "Psalms" 10. "Just As Well Get Ready, You Got To Die" 11. "Give Up The World" 12. "Once There Was No Sun"
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 | | Description: | New Faith is an album by Jake Blount, released in 2023.
The americana album is available in the following configurations:
- CD
- LP
- The New Faith tells an Afrofuturist story set in a far-future world devastated by climate change. Jake Blount and his collaborators embody a group of Black climate refugees as they perform a religious service, invoking spirituals that are age-old even now, familiar in their content but extraordinary in their presentation. These songs, which have seen Black Americans through countless struggles, bind this future community together and their shared past; beauty and power held in song through centuries of devastation, heartbreak, and loss."The New Faith" is a compelling LP by Jake Blount, released by the renowned label Smithsonian Folkways. On this album, Blount explores the intersections of African American spirituals, folk traditions, and contemporary Black experience, weaving together songs of endurance, apocalypse, and hope. The LP feels like a concept work: it imagines spirituals and sacred songs as if sung in a future shaped by climate catastrophe and social upheaval, turning old forms into a haunting, forward-looking soundscape. Listeners encounter a rich mixture of banjo, fiddle, voice and subtle modern textures, all arranged with a strong narrative arc that rewards listening from start to finish on vinyl.
Musically, "The New Faith" balances deep respect for traditional material with bold experimentation. Blount reclaims and reframes spirituals, work songs, and field hollers, presenting them with dark, cinematic arrangements and hypnotic grooves. Call-and-response passages, drones, and layered vocals create an atmosphere that is both liturgical and intimate, as if a small congregation were singing at the end of the world. The LP's sequencing is carefully crafted so that each track flows into the next, building tension then offering release, making it especially suited to the immersive nature of the LP format.
Jake Blount is an American musician and scholar of Black folk traditions, widely respected for his deep research and his innovative, politically conscious reinterpretations of traditional music. He has emerged as an important voice in contemporary roots and Americana circles, known for his banjo and fiddle work and his focus on the African American origins of old-time and country music. Blount has gained critical recognition at major folk and roots festivals and through his previous releases on respected labels. With projects like "The New Faith," he has been featured in prominent music media and has contributed to the ongoing redefinition of what American folk music can be, especially from a Black, queer perspective.
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution and one of the most important archives of folk, traditional, and world music. Since the mid-20th century, the label and its predecessors have documented and released influential recordings of American folk, blues, jazz, spoken word, and global traditions. Known for its extensive liner notes, archival care, and educational mission, Smithsonian Folkways preserves cultural heritage while supporting contemporary artists who engage with tradition in meaningful ways. An LP released on Smithsonian Folkways carries the weight of this legacy: "The New Faith" stands within a catalogue that includes some of the most historically significant folk recordings, highlighting Blount as part of an ongoing, living tradition. | | | No. of tracks: |
12 |
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SFWLP40247 |
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